Eriogonum grande v. rubescens
San Miguel Island Buckwheat
Description
San Miguel Island Buckwheat is a low growing shrub 1'-2' high and 3' wide. This attractive California native has a prostrate habit. It has showy, dark pink summer flowers held on stems above the foliage. Leaves are evergreen and spoon-shaped; leaves on upper surface are gray green and lower surface is woolly. It does well in coastal and inland valley areas, needing very little irrigation once it's established. It tolerates clay soil. It attracts butterflies.
Sun
Full
Water
Very Low, Low
Growth Rate
Fast
Soil Type
Sandy, Clay
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained, Dry
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
n/a
Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.
Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.